Eduardo Saavedra Explained

Eduardo Saavedra
Birth Name:Eduardo Saavedra y Moragas
Birth Date:27 February 1829
Birth Place:Tarragona, Spain
Death Place:Madrid, Spain
Nationality:Spanish
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Office:Seat B of the Real Academia Española
Term Start:29 December 1878
Term End:12 March 1912
Predecessor:Manuel Bretón de los Herreros

Eduardo Saavedra y Moragas (27 February 1829 in Tarragona  - 12 March 1912 in Madrid[1]), Spanish engineer, architect, archaeologist and Arabist, member of the Real Academia de la Historia,[2] Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences, Real Academia Española and cofounder-president of the Real Sociedad Geográfica.

Biography

In 1857 Eduardo Saavedra designed the Chipiona Lighthouse, the highest lighthouse in Spain. In 1860 he discovered Numantia ruins in the province of Soria and was the chairman of the committee that dealt with the archaeological excavations. While working on the project of roads between Soria and the Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma he discovered the Roman road[3] between Uxama Argaela and Augustóbriga.

Archeological Studies

Arabic Studies

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Notes and References

  1. Pasamar Alzuria y Peiró Martín, 2002, p. 551.
  2. https://www.senado.es/web/conocersenado/senadohistoria/senado18341923/senadores/fichasenador/index.html?id1=2570 Senado de España, Expediente personal del senador. «Saavedra y Moragas, Eduardo».
  3. http://www.traianvs.net/pdfs/1861_via_uxama_augustobriga.pdf XVII vía romana